As a grooming investigation rumbled on, a paedophile was free to kidnap child
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAs Judge Hilary Manley jailed Lewis Jones for life at Manchester Crown Court, her words left the top ranks of Merseyside Police concerned.
Predatory paedophile Jones may not have been free to kidnap and violently sexually assault a six-year-old girl if the police had acted more quickly, the court heard.
Jones, 24, abducted the child while she played with friends on a field in Droylsden, Tameside. The victim was left bloodied and traumatised following the horrifying sexual attack, which was committed in broad daylight in August last year.
At the time Jones was already known to police in Merseyside, who had interviewed him in relation to the sexual abuse of a child committed in 2020. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Last week, Jones, formerly of Brocklebank Lane in Allerton, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years over the prolonged sexual assault.
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